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About Rosanna Cricket Club

Rosanna Cricket Club (established 1925) is a family friendly club for cricketers of all ages from entry level cricketers enjoying the fun atmosphere of Junior Blast through junior competitive cricket, senior cricket and veterans over 40 cricket. The club has been very successful over a long period with strong adminstration and a welcoming environment. 

The club has fantastic facilities, including a recently redeveloped oval with first class playing conditions and 4 new training nets, as well as both indoor net with bowling machines and a portable training net. We also have a new electronic scoreboard.

Where We Play & Train

De Winton Park, Grove Rd, Rosanna

Our home ground features state of the art playing surface, training nets and lighting. We also have indoor training facilities.

Second Ground

Our second ground for season 2024-25 allocated by Council is Chelsworth Park NW Oval.

Clubrooms

The De Winton Park Clubrooms have full facilities for hosting functions up to 100 people

Our Committee

President

Luke Anderson

Vice President

Nick Horsford

Bar Manager

Max Balcombe

Junior Manager

Meaghan Waddingham

100th Year Committee Lead

Garry Carlton

Secretary

Oliver Tousaaint

Sponsorship & Marketing Manager

Matthew R. Jackson

Cricket Operations Manager

Houssam Almatrah

Canteen Manager

Carolyn Anderson

Assistant Secretary

Hayden Smith

Treasurer

Gary Bryant

Social Manager

Nick Rowe

Chairman of Selectors

Haedar Almatrah

Property Manager

Matthew R Jackson

Assistant Treasurer

Thomas Bourke

A Brief Club History

The Rosanna Cricket Club was established in 1925 after the disbandment of the St. Andrews Church of England Club (Rosanna), which competed in the Eltham Cricket Association for the 1924/25 season. The St Andrews church team was formally admitted to the Eltham Cricket Association on 30 September 1924 and played the 1924-25 season as St. Andrews (Rosanna).

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Members from this team joined the newly established club. The first record of a formal meeting of the club was held in the Claremont hall on the 31st July 1925. At the first general meeting of the Club, Mr. J. A. Mills was elected President and Mr. W. Massey to the position of Secretary. Permission was granted by the Heidelberg Shire Council for the Club to share the wicket at Heidelberg Park and the Club's first equipment was obtained from the recently disbanded St. Andrews Church of England Cricket Club.

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Rosanna Cricket Club entered one XI in the Heidelberg District Cricket Association in the 1925-1926 season. The HDCA at that time comprised the following eight Clubs:

Alphington, Fairfield, Fairfield Diggers, Fairfield Footballers, Heidelberg, Ivanhoe, North lvanhoe and Rosanna.

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A detailed on-field history from 1925-1971 has been compiled by club stalwart Alan Bell and is available here.

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A summary of the early history of the club:

  • 1924 (30 Sep) - Admitted to Eltham Cricket Association as St. Andrews (Rosanna)

  • 1925 (31 July) - Establishing the Rosanna Cricket Club and election of first office bearers of Rosanna Cricket Club

  • 1925-26 - First season in HDCA - home ground Heidelberg Park

  • 1927-28 - Club moves to Rosanna Reserve

  • 1929-30 - HDCA introduces second grade - Rosanna competes in first grade

  • 1930 - Rosanna Park renamed De Winton Park

  • 1932-33 - Rosanna 1st XI finishes in the top four for the first time, enters a 2nd XI.

  • 1934-35 - First time Runners up (to North Alphington)

  • 1937-38 - Both XIs reach the final four

  • 1939-40 - Rosanna wins its first 1st XI Premiership

  • 1942-45 - Play suspended due to WW2

  • 1950-51 - First Double Premiership

  • 1960-61 - 3rd XI introduced. First Junior team (U16)

  • 1961-62 - First Triple Premiership

  • 1965-66 - 4th XI introduced

  • 1966-67 - All 4 senior teams and the Junior team reach final four

  • 1967-68 - First Junior Championship

  • 1969-70 - Second Triple Premiership

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